One of a suite of calaminarian grasslands along the Tyne, South Tyne and Allen, this site is an excellent place to see alpine penny-cress and other plants influenced by heavy metal contamination…

A small, tranquil reserve featuring a pond and grassland harbouring typical species to this habitat with much aquatic flora and fauna including beautiful dragonflies and damselflies.

One of the last few remaining substantial areas of lowland acid grassland in Gateshead, Smith's Lea forms a part of a much larger complex of habitats – a diverse landscape of ancient…

A reclaimed colliery site, this reserve has been extensively planted with alder and white poplar in the past. Sycamore, black poplar, silver birch, and broom have also naturally colonised,…

Northumberlandia is a unique piece of public art, with a centrepiece of a stunning human landform sculpture surrounded by greenspace and ponds with developing wildlife interest.

A pretty pond surrounded by grassland, used by over wintering migrant birds attracted by the pond's proximity to the coast.

This wild space supports a mosaic of habitats on land restored from old colliery works. At a junction between pastoral farmland, residential housing, and the adjoining Chopwell Woods, this Local…

Priestclose Wood is an ancient woodland, close to the centre of Prudhoe, attracting rich birdlife and featuring a small pond harbouring a variety of amphibians.

A woodland with a young, regenerating structure

These grasslands occupy part of the site of the former Chopwell Colliery and provide nectar sources for insects and breeding opportunities for ground nesting birds.